Measurement of the light radiation of light-emitting diodes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9683888-B2
Application number	US-201314423695-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 22, 2013
Priority date	Aug 24, 2012
Publication date	Jun 20, 2017
Grant date	Jun 20, 2017

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for measuring a light radiation ( 300 ) emitted by a light-emitting diode ( 210 ). In the method, an end ( 121 ) of an optical fiber ( 120 ) which is connected to a measuring device ( 130 ) is irradiated with the light radiation ( 300 ), which is emitted by the light-emitting diode ( 210 ), through an optical device ( 140 ), so that a portion of the light radiation ( 300 ) is coupled into the optical fiber ( 120 ) and is guided to the measuring device ( 130 ). The optical device ( 140 ) causes the light radiation ( 300 ) passing through the optical device ( 140 ) to be emitted in diffuse form in the direction of the end ( 121 ) of the optical fiber ( 120 ). The invention also relates to an apparatus ( 100 ) for measuring a light radiation ( 300 ) emitted by a light-emitting diode ( 210 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for measuring a light radiation emitted by a plurality of light-emitting diodes,
wherein the light radiation from the light-emitting diodes is measured in groups and the light-emitting diodes of the groups to be measured are consecutively activated to emit light radiation,
wherein an end of an optical fiber which is connected to a measuring device is irradiated with the light radiation, which is emitted by one of the groups of the light-emitting diodes, through an optical device, so that a portion of the light radiation is coupled into the optical fiber and is guided to the measuring device,
wherein the optical device is formed as a diffuser device and is arranged between the group of light-emitting diodes and the end of the optical fiber,
wherein the diffuser device is connected upstream of the optical fiber and is configured to influence the light radiation, which passes through the diffuser device, such that the light radiation is emitted in diffuse form in a direction of the end of the optical fiber,
wherein a first interval between the end of the optical fiber and the light-emitting diode is in a range of 50 mm to 200 mm,
wherein a second interval between the diffuser device and the light-emitting diode is in a range of 2 mm to 30 mm,
wherein an activation device is used for activating the light-emitting diodes of the group to be measured, the activation device comprising a plurality of measuring needles which are provided for contacting the light-emitting diodes of the group to be measured,
wherein the light-emitting diodes of different groups to be measured are contacted separately by the measuring needles and are supplied with current consecutively for emitting a light radiation, and
wherein the measuring needles extend from the side to the relevant light-emitting diodes.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the optical device comprises an entry side and an exit side located opposite to the entry side, and
wherein the optical device is irradiated with the light radiation on the entry side and the light radiation transmitted through the optical device exits the optical device on the exit side.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the optical device comprises a microlens array.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein microlenses of the microlens array are arranged in a grid having a grid dimension in the range of 1 to 100 micrometers.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the optical device comprises an antireflection layer.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the optical device comprises an entry side, and
wherein the optical device is irradiated with the light radiation on the entry side and the entry side comprises the antireflection layer.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the light radiation passing through the optical device is emitted by the group of light-emitting diodes at an emission angle in the region of 160°.

8. An apparatus for measuring a light radiation emitted by a plurality of light-emitting diodes, wherein the light radiation from the light-emitting diodes is measured in groups and the light-emitting diodes of the groups to be measured are consecutively activated to emit light radiation, comprising:
an activation device for activating one of the groups of the light-emitting diodes for emitting the light radiation, an optical fiber having an end, a measuring device connected to the optical fiber, and an optical device,
wherein the end of the optical fiber can be irradiated with the light radiation, which is emitted by the group of light-emitting diodes, through the optical device, so that a portion of the light radiation can be coupled into the optical fiber and can be guided to the measuring device, and
wherein the optical device is formed as a diffuser device and is arranged between the group of light-emitting diodes and the end of the optical fiber,
wherein the diffuser device is connected upstream of the optical fiber and is configured to influence the light radiation, which passes through the diffuser device, such that the light radiation is emitted in diffuse form in a direction of the end of the optical fiber,
wherein a first interval between the end of the optical fiber and the light-emitting diode is in a range of 50 mm to 200 mm,
wherein a second interval between the diffuser device and the light-emitting diode is in a range of 2 mm to 30 mm,
wherein the activation device comprises a plurality of measuring needles which are provided for contacting the light-emitting diodes of the group to be measured,
wherein the light-emitting diodes of different groups to be measured are contacted separately by the measuring needles and are supplied with current consecutively for emitting a light radiation, and
wherein the measuring needles extend from the side to the relevant light-emitting diodes.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the optical device comprises an entry side and an exit side located opposite to the entry side, and
wherein the optical device is irradiated with the light radiation on the entry side and the light radiation transmitted through the optical device exits the optical device on the exit side.

10. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the optical device comprises a diffusion disk.

11. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the optical device comprises a microlens array.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein microlenses of the microlens array are arranged in a grid having a grid dimension in the range of 1 to 100 micrometers.

13. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the optical device comprises an antireflection layer.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the optical device comprises an entry side, and
wherein the optical device is irradiated with the light radiation on the entry side and the entry side comprises the antireflection layer.

15. The apparatus according to claim 8 , further comprising a collimation device which is arranged in the region of the end of the optical fiber.

16. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the plurality of light-emitting diodes are arranged next to one another on a carrier, wherein the apparatus comprises a holding device for holding the carrier with the light-emitting diodes and for arranging the groups of light-emitting diodes.

17. A method for measuring a light radiation emitted by a plurality of light-emitting diodes arranged next to one another on a common carrier,
wherein the light radiation from the light-emitting diodes is measured in groups and the light-emitting diodes of the groups to be measured are consecutively activated to emit light radiation,
wherein a free end of an optical fiber which is connected to a measuring device is irradiated with the light radiation, which is emitted by one of the groups of the light-emitting diodes, through an optical device, so that a portion of the light radiation is coupled into the optical fiber and is guided to the measuring device,
wherein the optical device is formed as a diffuser device which is arranged between the group of light-emitting diodes and the free end of the optical fiber,
wherein the diffuser device is connected upstream of the optical fiber and is configured to influence the light radiation, which passes through the diffuser device, such that the light radiation is emitted in diffuse form in a direction of the free end of the optical fiber, the free end of the optical fiber being irradiated directly by light emitted in diffuse form,
wherein a first interval b

Assignees

• Osram Opto Semiconductors Gmbh

Inventors

• Katz Simeon
• Specht Holger
• Linkov Alexander
• Koelper Christopher

Classifications

• G01M11/30

  Testing of optical devices, constituted by fibre optics or optical waveguides · CPC title

• G01J1/0474

  Diffusers (cavities G01J2001/0481) · CPC title

• G01J1/42

  using electric radiation detectors (optical or mechanical part G01J1/04; by comparison with a reference light or electric value G01J1/10) · CPC title

• G01J2001/4252

  for testing LED's · CPC title

• G01J1/0425 Primary

  using optical fibers · CPC title